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Obituary for Wanda Lanell Oversby

Wanda Lanell Oversby, 85, wife of the late Robert T. Oversby, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Kansas. She was born on August 13, 1933 in Bloomburg, Texas, the daughter of the late Horace and Mary Kennedy.

Wanda loved spending time and playing her favorite card game Canasta with her family and friends. In her spare time, she loved to paint and was an active member in the Coeur d’Alene Church of the Nazarene. She was so incredibly loved by her family and friends.

Wanda resided at Pioneer Ridge in Lawrence where she created many loving friendships with her caregivers. Wanda will be loved and missed by surviving daughters: Deborah Olinger and her husband, Jim, Neva Hieb and her husband, Damon; sons: Allen Barber and his wife, Kathy, George Barber and his wife, Kate, Matthew Barber and his wife, Patty, Valance Barber, Nathan Barber and his wife, Rachelle; step-son, Steven Oversby; step-daughter, Karen Clark; 17 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, Robert, she was predeceased by her sisters, Joann and Charlene, and step-daughter, Annabelle.

A memorial service for Wanda will be held in the spring. A private family graveside in memory of Wanda will be held at the Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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